President Barack Obama told jokes at the expense of US real estate mogul Donald Trump on Saturday night, mocking his possible presidential ambitions in remarks at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
With Trump and some other potential 2012 presidential election rivals in the audience of celebrities, politicians and journalists, Obama suggested that the weightiest decisions Trump makes are firing people on his reality television show "Celebrity Apprentice."
"I think we all know about your credentials and breadth of experience," he said of Trump, drawing laughs. Obama singled out a recent episode of "Celebrity Apprentice," in which Trump fired a contender in one of his trademark televised business challenges.
"These are the kinds of issues that would keep me up at night," Obama deadpanned. "Well handled, sir, well handled."
"Say what you want about Mr. Trump," the president added. "He certainly would bring change to the White House."
Big video screens then showed an image of what was labeled "Trump, The White House." The mock-up showed bikini-clad girls frolicking in a fountain on the White House front lawn.